Clematis pitcheri Pottawatomie Puya held above the foliage in

held above the foliage in early spring

Hosta 'Capitol Hill' adds a nice chartreuse-yellow border to the corrugated glossy dark green leaves

and eventually named in honor of Wilmington NC pitcher plant lover

x hybridus 'Mrs

The only maintenance we perform is to cut the flowers stalks to the ground when flowering is finished

Clematis pitcheri Pottawatomie Puya held above the foliage inClematis pitcheri 'Pottawatomie' is a seed strain from the Kansas county of the same name (famed for the Civil War era Pottawatomie Massacre), shared by plantsman extraordinaire Aaron Floden. Clematis pitcheri 'Pottawatomie' makes a 12' tall vine with wiry brown stems. Two pendent purple bells emerge from each leaf axil, along with a leafy tendril that helps keep it attached to a fence or other support. For us, Clematis pitcheri 'Pottawatomie' begins